Traction-engine.



Patented July 6, 1909.

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DfT. TIMBERLAKE.

l APlLoxl'IolV FILED AUG. v, 1907. 927,085.

D. T. TIMBBRLAKE,

@Mun/dbz EMNEL T, lll/lERLAKE, 0F BAILEYVILLE, KANSAS cmnemonnnemn.

Sioeeeatinn of Letters Potent.

'.Potente July (i, 1909. r

.ppliencon med leugnet 7, 1907. Serie'No. 387,529.

To u?! whom 'it may conoci/vnf."

llc it known that l, DANIEL T. Timmin- Lxiin. o citizen of ilic Unilcecl Stokes, residing :1 nzlcyvillc, in ille county of Nenoalnv Vand Hielo of linneo. lleve invented certain new nml onofol linproveniente 'in` '.lrnetionlilngina-s. of which llxc ilollowing is o speeiice- `Non.

My invention volutes lo an improvement in lincon engines, :xml llie present invcn tion nos rolniioo io, :unl in, an improvement on ille im'cn ion liwflosed in my :ipl-)lcntion loif'lictexfo l:1.ie11tlile,nl in the United States *lli ,enz @Hice A pril 25, 1907, Serial #370.259,

.llio piximniy object of in); present nven tion is lo Simplify themeclmnirnn of my fornaci.' conslrucion without losing the ncl- 'minlnv' A oi on); of the meritorious features o? lli-.it machine. 'lo' ollwx' worde, lis on object olt elle gncrwnl, invention7 ma in ille 'ifoirnei mcnlioln lo Novillo n lvm-lion cn- ;ino in which the cnlic winfxt will be ellis lilmi'cil nml cooolizeo on the 2 ti'oclie :1nd el wheels. Y

lll'. is also nn object lo equalize *olie power of the Wheels :nul ineke it uniform .Cso that Elle fell powm of lne engine is brought nniez und uniollnly lo ell il iineion Wheel@ wheheif 'the m2o-,nine loe on .i straight'. course on milking; o with, .vlieiheir il,A be oo level, or sloping course, o1.' Wil/elllen @lie wlwcln4 of one truck lie on e, levcl sl'nlucc nml (lie Hout tinck ne l cumming o1" vice vel-sn.

Nie minololijece one lo provide foi.' reo i'emli'ly equipped nleclxine for remov nur.; nl iones, no :for insieme. ler adjusting env onion nmclnnc Winch :my lim/e been .f omelie-.d ei fallen over en exnlmnlmienlg, er

"for n'noncll'lngng n, machine.

the plan View of my improved traction engine,` Fig. 2 is e transveree veitlca :seclionol View on nn enlzuge. scale, Fig'. 3 is; a section through one of ille equnlizeis, and ligAc is n. 'Efnglnentzu'y View slimving the the front axle equalizer enfl the jointed counlei: slxaf n1 section.

rocks on my nmjwovenl traction engines `miei (l is the ranch which eonnecle the front and real.' trucks mgl-allier. This reecn le preferA ably hollow and le swiveletl in the 'orweril ns well :1S-in the plate 2 of lie rem* truck.

n'ili the yoke 3, fixe foi'wenlend of the yoke is [nvotefl and connectie@ with the top ond the action of :my of ille traction wheels.

Ae a ineens of turning the forward truck :L vertical shaft 5 is provided nt ine low'el cnil wi a sprechen wheel over which n chain Tenendo lo ille opponil'e nie of the 'folweLLd-l'incl; to which its endo :use nttache'd ne sllown in Fig'. l. slml; lms o1 worm Wheel 8 luyml or otl1e1 wise neclneff., ieyeol The worin 9 ouille stub l0 engages; the wenn wheel. This stub 10 han o universal chain conncclion w11 with 'the olio-ft 2, anni. the elmfl; nos; a crank wheel 'lil on iis voor cnil by means el? which the sslmf, end worin me lin'i'aecl :from the reen end of' he machine, when the opeljoh'm desires toclmnge doe @infection of the nonn chine.

.fl. jointcl conntei' slmlft composed of 53 eecliens lll and 15, connected Together by t'li'e onivei'ml clmin '16, 's so m'nngml :1nd eonstlfueled {het} the Secbionlfl is joninnlcd in n beni?, 17 Seemeil on the bracket 1S which lutter projecto 'ol'wnrdly from the front end. ol the truck B nml t'llc other seeon l5 in eornnlcfl in brackets 1U, I9 Secured to the 'frame of the foi-wurd truck A, so that Section 'i4 lnoinlnins o uniform. onil'on willi respect te the truck ll wlw-ens Section marintnins :L uniform position 'with respect lo the trncli A,tl1e universal joint 16 between them always odl'nittin all zliesc Without any tendenc/y'even lo blnd regardless of the forward end oflalie reach, er mam wheel olrf A. ond 1B f clneenn the from and reef The forward end of the Peach- S pioviflefl botom frmne 'work ol the forward week?` o1' bolle l, 4l, whereby or other obstruction wzllon;inelfexing Wil. if

end .l of he rem truck as shown in Fig. 1L,

' nisa vertical position of the front trncii' tliooo'b to to the right or or in zt titte resuiting from irregulerity in th over which it passes or one of it causing en obstruction in its pc jointed counter shaft is the tiene mechanism for the front trucits it drawn through e` sprocket chain 2'() wittlich over e epi'ocket wheel 2l on the coter end of section le. ihe outer enol of f i5 of thie'eounter shaft is provided .l pinion 22 and this pinion inesliee 'with e. iiinion 2301i e elicit beneath end perfillei With the jointed counter elicitU The shaft 24:- has e pinion on its inner end, and this Ipinion intermeshee with the lei-ge central spur viheel of the equalizer 26, this equalizer being similar to the equalizer described in my pending application previously nien tioned. `rihe central spur Wheel ot' the aquelizer is loosely mounten on the Solid axle Q7 ot" the' front truck end carries the beveled pinioiis 28, 2S which letter engage the ini beveled pinions 30, 30 keyed on the hollow axle shafts 31, 3l to which the trocir vfriieeie 39 are secured, Toi. communicated to this geez-ing; snitaloie engine or motor through e drive shaft Thin drive fibnt line a thereon, end this pinion BG interinee the large spur Wheel 3? ein eqn:

ried by the reni truck. l and lo', fc oetiveen the front sind reef exlfee. e laire sour d to tiic shaft 'one 39, parlions 39, 39

Wheel 37 in this instance ie lacy 38 and carries the beveled 3o journeled Within itseli mesh with bevei genre 4G, t0 l hollow shafts 4-1, fil, and the epi'ocket whe 42 :ind 43 are secured to seid. te. The Sprocketchain 20 is driven by the Sprocket 'Wheel 43 and the sprocket. Wheel drives the chain. fili, which over e. ej, 'oclet Wheel on e shaft fi-5 which latter fies e email pinion It? keyed on its innei this pinion 1J meshes' 'with e, mounted on the stub elicit e7 e7" meshes with the mein wheel .roer eide equalizer, and thro-no izer the hollow shafts i9 the reni' trectioi'i Wheels 5l, :31. A. Winding drum on the tornai" driven e sprocket chain 53 pe. i f the Sprocket Wheel on one et Shaft it will oe nnderstoofi that this traction engine may not only be tieiling ie gear of the yed on the Frein the foregoing it will be seen that i have greatly simplified the mechanism et my former traction engine by reducing the num )er of parte Without in anyway sacricing strength, power, or uniformity of action as the present machine has all of the edv'enu tages broiight out in the former machine 'with the added advantage of simplicity bereinbefore cited.

Slight changes mi ht be made in the form incl arrangement o the several arts de scribed Without departing from tie spirit sind scope of the invention, and hence l do not Wish to limit myself to the exact conn struction herein set forth, but- Hai/in what i c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentiszl. ln a traction engine, the combination with front and rear trucks and n, swiveling reach connecting they trucks together end constituting in eiiect a part of the frame, oi' e ointed counter sheftfmade in sections and extending transversely of one of the trucks, one. of which sections is journaled to the freine ci one truck and the other section to the frame of the other truck.

2. in e traction enginmthe combination lwith front. and. rear trucks and e swveiing .reach connecting the trucks together and con.. etituting in eect a part cf the traine, of :i jointed counter shaft mede in sections and extending transversely of one of the trucks, one oi which sectionsy is journaied to the treme ot one truck, and the other section to the frame of the other truck, means for drivingseid jointed counter shaft, and ineens for transmitting motion from said counter shaft to the axle ot one-of the trucks.

3. in e traction engine, the combination with two -tiicks ivotelly connected with each other, axles tgerefor, and e reach heviig e Sivit/cling connection between the trucks, whereby the two trucks are connected together, oi e ointed counter shaft extend-I ing transverse y of one of the trucks, the ioint of which ieo-,the universel type and ioceted in elinement-ivith the .pivotal connection between the forward end ot the reach and the iront tinck; one @faction of said counter s hetbeing journaleci in the freine of: one truck, and thecttlier section in the freine of the other t 1 ck, andftreiiemitting mechanism for com unicetin -niotion to and from feint/ed count/eme vaft.

im e traction engine, the combination with two tmiclsfxles therefor, ano'. traction Wheels, of e ewiveling reach connecting the trucks, e jointed counter shaft the sections of which are connected with the trainee o the two trucks, said jointed counter shaft having :i sprocket wheel and geer Wheel thereon, e shaft parallelA with the jointed counter shaft having two pinigns'thercon, one interineslied with thegea-rwheel on the fully described my invention,

counter shaft, and an equalizer on the forward axle, the teeth of one wheel of which are ntermeshed with the pinion on the shaft which parallele the jointed counter shaft wherebyto reeeive motion therefroi'n.

5. In a, traction engine, the eoinhnntion with two trucks, axles therefor, and tract-ion wheels, of e swiveling reach connecting the trucks, e jointed counter shaft the sections of which ere connected with the freiner; of the two trucks, said jointed .counter shaft having e sprocket wheel end gen1" wheel thereon, e shaft parallel with the jointed counter Sheff, having two pinions thereon, Oneinterineshed with the geen.' wheel on the counter shaft, und an equzllizer onY the foi Ward axle, the teeth of one wheel el whieh are mtermeshed with the pinion on the slnlrft which parallele the jointed. counter shaft,

whereby to receive motion therefrom, seid shaft which erallels tl'ieeounter shalt haw ing a. spree :et Wheel thereon, e winding drum having e, sprocket Wheel A(md Sprocket l chain extending around said two lust men tioned sprocket wheels for transinittiiig motion from one to the other.

6. In u treetion engine, the eon'ibination with two trucks, axles and wheels, of n, Swiveling reach connecting the trucks, equal izers mounted on the two axles, :in intermediate equalizer', e drive Shaft for eommuniceting motion to the intermediate equaln izer, e jointed shaft parallel with the drive shaft,A ineens for communicating motion from the intermediate equalizer to seid jointed shaft, and Ineens on the letter for trans initting motion to the equalizer on one of the axles.

4In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL ..52 'll-lllBERLAKlG.

W tnesees SAML. lV. Commenti, SMoN E. Honeee. 

